this late Saturday start had me more relaxed about packing than I should have been

I dragged my ass around the house all morning

only to get frustrated unable to find my car keys once the car was packed

not wanting to unpack the car and see if I packed them away

which had me searching for my second set of keys

time lost

finally out the door and in the car and my phone decided not to work

I had been having some issues with my iPhone since I do not have enough space for the new iOS

removed all the photos and some applications to make room

still not enough room

but... for 24 hours I did not have the NO SIM failure

until I left off to Dean's game in Rockville\Potomac

more time lost

I had the address but no map\GPS

my trajectory was all guesswork

then there was traffic

everyone was out driving to their favorite spot to check out the cherry blossoms

or whatever

more time lost

all I know is there were cars everywhere and the pace was below the Speed LimitTHE SPEED LIMIT?BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT?

people driving obnoxiously slow yet still not stopping at stop signs at the stop linepeople driving obnoxiously slow and not paying any more mind to pedestrians or cyclists

ARG!

I arrive at Dean's location... there was no address at the field... I did not see Dean's team so I left the parking lot and went further up Falls Roadbut the addresses were getting too high so at the next opportunity I turned around

even more time lost

only to loop back to that same lot to find Lisa and Dean waiting for me

they were not in this parking space on our last pass through, but no issue

at least Dean was here instead of on his way back into the city

I was late and frustrated but ended up pointing South and start driving at the time I had anticipated leaving

2PM

ON THE ROAD!ROAD TRIP!CAR POINTED SOUTH!

on the road we would experience a few trouble spots

enough traffic to make an 8 hour trip become a 10 hour trip

which is to be expected with gas stops, piss stops, and food stops

traveling with two kids and a dog will increase your need to stop

we arrived at Spanky's family's place in West Asheville by midnight!

HOME SWEET HOME!well

HOME SWEET OTHER PEOPLE'S SECOND HOME

our temporary home!

Sunday... our first day...

we walked from Adam's family condo to "the strip" in West Asheville

there we got breakfast

ah... coffee and a breakfast sandwich

fueled up we marched back to the condo where we suited up to ride

shockingly enough the phone decided to work again

ah...

what a relief!

the broken phone really revealed my dependency on the modern convenience of the GPS technology

sure my phone never rings

but all that other stuff is vital

how could I live without Facebook, Instagram, Blogger, and the GPS map feature?

but amazingly enough... the phone started working again half way through the trip

relief!

Kolo Bike Park was just under two and a half miles from where we were staying

a reasonable distance to ride with the boys

a distance not too far for me to ride with the dog tethered along side of me

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